Definition of actives

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  • actives is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • actives is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
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Definition of actives

  • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations (adjective)

    Examples

    1. on active duty

    Synonyms

    1. combat-ready
    2. fighting
  • chemical agent capable of activity (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. active agent
  • (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. dynamic
  • taking part in an activity (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an active member of the club
    2. he was politically active

    Synonyms

    1. participating
  • in operation (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an active tradition

    Synonyms

    1. alive
  • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun)

    Examples

    1. `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice

    Synonyms

    1. active voice
  • a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun)

    Examples

    1. the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees
  • characterized by energetic activity (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an active toddler
    2. active as a gazelle
    3. an active man is a man of action
  • disposed to take action or effectuate change (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations
    2. an active antagonism
    3. he was active in drawing attention to their grievances
  • engaged in full-time work (adjective)

    Examples

    1. active duty
    2. though past retirement age he is still active in his profession
  • exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an active ingredient
  • expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: (adjective)

    Examples

    1. Hemingway favors active constructions
  • full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an active seaport
    2. an active bond market
    3. an active account
  • (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting (adjective)
  • (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adjective)

    Examples

    1. active volcanos
  • (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adjective)
  • tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adjective)

    Examples

    1. active tuberculosis

See definition of actives in Merriam Webster